RFD Illinois

Foreign adversaries are blocked from buying US farmland under an amendment added to the House-passed farm bill. RFD Radio Network Washington correspondent Matt Kaye reports.
Justin Moore, Illinois Corn Growers New Uses & Bio Fuels Manager, talks about the ICG interest and investment into the National Corn to Ethanol Research Center in Edwardsville.
Eric Snodgrass, Senior Atmospheric Scientist at Nutrien, joins the program to discuss lingering chilly weather as we transition into spring.
Richard Fordyce, Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation at USDA, explains ongoing payments to farmers from last week's Washington Watch event.
Meteorologist Paul Otto has a look at the forecast.

Kevin Semlow, Illinois Farm Bureau Executive Director of Governmental Affairs and Commodities, talks about the Farm Bill passing out of the House.
United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins talks about what the administration is doing for farmers in a fragile farm economy from the Washington Watch event.
USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden talks about the process of cost discovery.
Chip Nellinger, Blue Reef Agrimarketing, talks about the weather and market movement we've seen throughout the week.
Meteorologist Paul Otto takes a look at the forecast,

House Ag Committee Chair Glenn "GT" Thompson of Pennsylvania, talks about his optimism for the passing of a Farm Bill ahead of further news from the National Association of Farm Broadcasters' Washington Watch event in D.C.
RFD Radio Network Washington Correspondent Matt Kaye covers the divide between Democrats and Republicans as they worked towards a Farm Bill.
Illinois Republican Congressman Mike Bost talks further Farm Bill ahead of the process.
Meteorologist Paul Otto has a look at the forecast.

Bill Graff, FSA State Executive Director, joins the program for an update on second supplemental disaster assistance support to farmers & extension of application deadline, as well as covering new Illinois data from farmer bridge assistance program.
As RFD Radio Network hosts attend Washington Watch, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, from Kansas, talks about the Lowering Input Costs for American Farmers Act and the goal of lowering the cost of fertilizer.
USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden talks about price discovery on fertilizer, also from Washington Watch.
Illinois Congressman Darin LaHood talks about Ag Advisory Meetings in the state he recently attended.
Meteorlogist Paul Otto takes a look at the forecast.

The House plans to take up the farm bill this week, though its path to enactment still seems uncertain. RFD Radio Network's Washington correspondent Matt Kaye reports.
Jon Zeeb, with BW Fusion, Vision Ag and AgriSky, of Bond Co. gives a wheat crop update and drone fungicide application report.
Joe Camp at Commstock Investments previews a new market week. 
Brent Corners provides a CropWatcher report from Jefferson County.
Meteorologist Paul Otto has a look at the forecast.

USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins says a bird flu vaccine is still not ready for prime time, but efforts continue to get it there. RFD Radio Network Washington correspondent Matt Kaye reports.
Update from the field on early planting season in the West-South West District of Illinois with Todd Steinacher.
Brad Zwilling, Illinois Farm Business and Farm Management and regular FarmDoc contributor, talks about the cost to produce corn and soybeans in Illinois in 2025.
Michael Shane, Vice President of Ag Lending at CBI Bank and Trust, discusses the cost of equipment on planting budgets.
Meteorologist Paul Otto has a look at your forecast.

State and federal updates from Illinois Farm Bureau Executive Director of Governmental Affairs & Commodities Kevin Semlow.
Brendan Bachman, FS Agronomy Director at Growmark, discusses the features of an AI agent in the FS My Agronomy app.
Meteorologist Paul Otto has a look at the forecast.

Farmers continue to struggle with war and tariff-driven high input costs and chronically low prices. And one longtime Ag Senator says the frustration is mounting. RFD Radio Network Washington correspondent Matt Kaye reports.
Katie Brown, President of the Illinois Pork Producers, just back from Mexico City with the USMEF on a trip to focus on the USMCA.
Angie Setzer, Consus Ag Marketing, joins the program to discuss weather and the markets.
Meteorologist Paul Otto has a look at the forecast.

Illinois Farm Bureau President Philip Nelson talks spring planting season and provides updates on key state and federal issues.  
Nick Frederking, Agrigold Agronomist, talks about agronomy considerations during planting season and unusual weather.
Raelynn Parmely, Illinois Farm Bureau Economic and Policy Analyst, discusses USDA statistics and services.
Meteorologist Paul Otto has a look at your forecast.

USDA Secretary Rollins says almost half the states have acted to limit or even reverse China’s purchase of US farmland. RFD Radio Network Washington correspondent Matt Kaye reports.
Todd Armour, Macoupin County farmer, talks about life after dairy cows and the focus on grain farming.
Crop Watcher report from Brent Clair in Adams County, who is yet to turn a wheel this Spring.
Matt Bennett, AgMarket.Net, joins the program to talk rain, markets and planting season.
Meteorologist Paul Otto takes a look at the forecast.